Articles of interest about the virus, journalism, fakes, security & more

***THE VIRUS 

California's new virus message: 'Don't share your air'

Where COVID-19 spreads most easily, according to experts

Common childhood vaccine could protect against COVID-19

Vitamin D and coronavirus: Study shows more than 80% of patients were deficient 

Does It Matter Which COVID-19 Vaccine You Get?

What You Can Do Post-Vaccine, and When ($)

Are COVID-19 Vaccines Safe For Children? 

***JOURNALISM

Top 2020 Tools for reporters

How Google sends readers away from local news

Number of journalists murdered for their work more than doubled in 2020

Journalists will learn influencing isn’t easy  

***WRITING & READING

Why on Earth Is Someone Stealing Unpublished Book Manuscripts?

Lithub: Our 65 Favorite Books of the Year

Why this forgotten punctuation mark should be revived for 2021

***FAKES & FRAUDS

"Unreliable" news sources got more traction in 2020

Misinformation Amplifiers Target Georgia Senate Races

Tony Robbins claims he saved an employee from COVID-19 - She says in a lawsuit that’s a lie

Nonprofit coalition demands Biden act on misinformation educating the public on misinformation 

Top Ten Disinformers – and Top Ten Straight Shooters With The Most Online Engagement

My job reporting on QAnon and coronavirus disinformation has led to daily death threats — but we can’t give up

***ANTI-VAXXERS 

Anti-Vaxxers Are Coaching People How to 'Refuse' the COVID Vaccine  

The GOP's Fave Anti-Abortion Celebrity Is a COVID Anti-Vaxxer Now  

***SOCIAL MEDIA  

Why social media hasn’t been able to shut down vaccine misinformation

Facebook will offer new account security options in 2021  

Twitter tests 'humanization prompts' in effort to reduce toxic replies

How pastel cookware took over Instagram

***PRIVACY & SECURITY  

How to lock your Wi-Fi and protect your home

The Toll Of Conspiracy Theories: A Voting Security Expert Lives In Hiding

Why the Russian hack is so significant, and why it's close to a worst-case scenario

iPhones vulnerable to hacking tool for months, researchers say

A Florida sheriff’s program that claims to identify potential future criminals violates student privacy according to a new report

Who can access your iPhone and Apple accounts?

The data that apps use to track you, according to Apple

***THE SOLARWINDS HACK

Microsoft has discovered yet more SolarWinds malware

What Happens Next with the Massive SolarWinds Hack

Hacked networks will need to be burned 'down to the ground'

Suspected Russian hacking campaign hit over 40 organizations, Microsoft says

Nuclear weapons agency breached amid massive cyber onslaught